human, person <ethnic group> 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Cognates
language Evenki
lexeme бэеды
meaning 1 human
direction
meaning 2 Evenki бэедыт-мӣ
to speak Evenki
reference Vasilevič 1958: 73-74
comment The meanings are distributed by dialect; 'human' widespread, 'male, masculine' - Podkamennaya Tunguska, Yerbogachen and Ilimpeya Evenki, 'Evenki' - Urmi Evenki Cf. also бэе 'person'.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Forest Nenets
lexeme нēшаӈ
meaning 1 person
direction
meaning 2 Nenets person
reference Barmič, Vèllo 2002: 82
comment Also 'husband', 'man'.
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Ket
lexeme ke't
meaning 1 person
direction
meaning 2 Ket
reference Verner 2002: 45
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Navajo
lexeme diné
meaning 1 men, people
direction
meaning 2 Navajo people
reference EDNL: 23
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Nivkh
lexeme нивх
meaning 1 person иф леле урла нивх; курӈ няӄр тыв нивӄ’гу
he is a very good person; all peoples of the globe (lit. in one world living people)
direction
meaning 2 Nivkh иф намагур нивӄ’ дитр ӄлаидь
he speaks good Nivkh
reference Savel'eva, Taksami 1970: 210
comment нивхк’ унивх 'killer, executioner'
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Tho (Tày)
lexeme thổ
meaning 1 people
direction
meaning 2 Thổ
reference Day, Day 1962: 93
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Yao (Iu Mien)
lexeme mienb
meaning 1 people; mankind mienb Zamq Ee, mienb-sin
There are many people; The human body
direction
meaning 2 Yao people
reference Lombard 1968: 236-237
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Yaqui (Hiaki)
lexeme yoeme
meaning 1 person, human
direction
meaning 2 Yoeme (Yaqui)
reference Dictionary Yaqui: 215
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